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Five of the best summer BBQs
BBQ man, rejoice: your time to shine has come once more. The sun's back for good (we hope), so grab your tongs, get out of the kitchen and invest in a new BBQ. Now go make fire.
by Aby Dunsby
1. For the happy camper
Be honest: we've all cooked on a barbecue that's resulted in us singeing our sausages. No longer – Cobb's Barbecue Cooking System keeps your food away from the charcoal for char-free grub. The portable BBQ comes with a moat which can be filled with water, wine or seasoning to infuse food with juicy flavour. Fancy, right?
Cobb's Barbecue Cooking System, £99.99, lakeland.co.uk
2. For the BBQ professional
The Kalamazoo Hybrid Fire Grill is about as serious as a gas grill gets. Turn on the 14-pound steel version's powerful burners and the charcoal is immediately ignited, so you'll be cooking twice as fast. Temperatures can soar to 649°C and you're working with bare flames, which produces tastier meat. And ups your lad factor.
Kalamazoo Hybrid Fire Grill, from £8,581, kalamazoogourmet.com
3. For the backyard burner
We hate to sound like Mr Sensible, but BBQs can be dangerous. The outside of one can reach over 200°C – that's warmer than the inside of most ovens, and hot enough to fry little fingers as well as onions. Designer dad John Tomalin-Reeves invented the Halo Cooltouch with safety in mind: its insulated steel bowl stays cool to the touch but retains heat for your meat. Its spaceship-like design keeps things looking slick, and it's British made, too. Just like our lovely weather.
Halo Cooltouch, £495, haloproduct.com
4. For the cost cutter
BBQs don't get cheaper – or more easy to transport – than this. The BBQ Bucket doesn't require any assembly, so you'll be chomping on a burger faster than you can say "let's get cooking". Well, almost.
Easy Camp BBQ Bucket, £15.50, amazon.co.uk
5. For the foodie
Every food-lover knows that your BBQ meat should be nice and smokey. To achieve that, it's all about cooking your grub low and slow, people. Put charcoal in the bottom of the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooler, throw in some wood to add flavour, and smoke is funnelled up the grill, keeping ash and charcoal below. Shout "ME MAN, ME MAKE FIRE" to celebrate your fantastic smokey meat-cooking achievements.
Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, £239.99, bbqworld.co.uk
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